Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 12, in Montgomery County: 1- A father pleads for his missing daughter to come home and help police find her two children. Watch his emotional press conference here. 2- Find out what Brookeside Gardens is going to do with a $1 million gift. 3- Check out the Breast in […]

Seniors are getting more services in the county thanks to the expansion of programming. Expanded services include adding evening hours to the Holiday Park Senior Center on Wednesdays until 9 p.m., extending programming at Margaret Schweinhaut Center from five to six days per week, and increasing the operational hours at the Damascus Senior Center by […]

Community Relations Manager Tom Pogue shares the latest on transportation options for Montgomery County seniors in this report. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The county will hold a lottery July 2 for free, Farmers Market coupons for low-income seniors. Learn more in this report: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

County Executive Ike Leggett delivered the commencement address to the 2014 graduating senior class from John F Kennedy High School earlier this week.

It’s a time many are taking to show their American pride and local veterans in Silver Spring took the opportunity to gather together for just that during a ceremony to honor “Flag Day,” the annual celebration to honor the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the U.S. flag on June 14, 1777. Veterans living […]

Riderwood, the Erickson Living retirement community, received the Star of Life Award in Geriatrics from the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS). The state agency’s presentation to the Riderwood Emergency Medical Services team was held May 21 at the Miller Senator Office Building in Annapolis. The recognition was given “for providing high quality […]

Here are five things to know today, May 30, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s Water Safety Day. 2. Diamond Elementary School’s PTA has launched a petition to rename its Media Center after retiring principal Carol Lange. 3. It’s Autism Night Out in Montgomery County. 4. Gaithersburg will hold its Memorial Day observance today at 11 […]

Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz has proclaimed the month of May as Older Americans Month in the city of Gaithersburg. The city will host the popular Active Aging Expo on May 5 at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park. Katz also noted that Forbes magazine recently reported that Gaithersburg is one of the top 25 places […]

The city of Gaithersburg was named one of the “25 Best Suburbs for Retirement in 2014” by Forbes. There were no rankings associated with this list – the suburbs were presented alphabetically. To qualify, suburbs had to be within 35 miles of a major city. Other selection criteria included median home values of $300,000 or […]